Pilot Innovations Could Reignite Anemic Rural Finance

Rural finance and credit services to smallholder farmers are high-risk activities. But there is hope for a boost because rural finance has a pivotal role to play amid rising food prices and the need to increase agricultural production.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kloeppinger-Todd, Renate, Agwe, Jonathan
Other Authors: Neal, Christopher
Format: Journal Article
Published: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4559
Description
Summary:Rural finance and credit services to smallholder farmers are high-risk activities. But there is hope for a boost because rural finance has a pivotal role to play amid rising food prices and the need to increase agricultural production.